Read an Oct. 28, 2005, Associated Press article about Pope Benedict XVI condemning human trafficking for sex and calling for the humane treatment of women migrants.

Read a May 22, 2013, article in The Guardian about the Catholic Church’s fight against proposed budget cuts in the United Kingdom’s legal aid system. The church says the cuts would limit assistance for victims of human trafficking.

March 5, 2006, NPR interview with Kevin Appleby, director of migration and refugee policy for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in which he describes immigration policy as a humanitarian and moral issue and said, “In the face of the stranger we see the face of Christ.”

March 14, 2006, Christian Science Monitor story about the involvement of religious leaders in the immigration debate and the willingness of some to consider civil disobedience.

March 19, 2006, New York Times story about differences over immigration policy between evangelicals and Catholics.

April 2, 2006, Washington Post article on former Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony’s fight for immigration rights.

April 25, 2013, Sacramento Bee article about California bishops’ support for a federal overhaul of immigration.

Garry Wills teaches cultural history at Northwestern University in Illinois and is a prolific author of books about American history, government and religion.